Story: Mary Ankrah
FORTY ONE Dentists were last Saturday inducted into the membership of the African Region (Chapter 34) of the International College of Dentists (ICD).
The members were made up of those who had international reputations and were active members of the International Dental Federation (FID), while others were upon recommendation.
The countries included Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Kenya, Uganda and the Caribbean.
At the inaugural and induction ceremony in Accra, the new members were accorded with certificate as fellows of the organisation for their professional achievements and meritorious service to humankind.
The ICD also presented surgical implant motor jointly to the Restorative Dentistry Department, Department of the University of Ghana and Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, the University of Lagos Dental School and the University of Port Harcourt Dental School, River State.
The motor is to be used in training post graduate students of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons who are on resident programme in Korle-Bu and the Ghana Dental School.
It is also to help train students in the other two universities in Nigeria.
While the organisation appointed Prof. Ebenezer Anno Nyako, the Vice Dean of the University of Ghana Dental School, as the Regent of the West Africa Region, Prof. A. E. Obiechina of Nigeria was appointed Vice Regent, with the position of Counselor for the region going to Dr Agbelusi Gbemisola, also of Nigeria.
The ICD members have a responsibility of always being students, continuing to learn and share knowledge with others in the profession.
They are also charged to promote post-graduate study and research in the field of dentist and health
The purpose of the organisation was to promote cordial relations among professionals and help disseminate scientific information.
For his part, the Pro Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Peter Donkor, recommended the fellows to rededicate themselves to the society and humankind.
Prof. Donkor said although Africa was beset with numerous challenges such as diseases and poverty, it was the role of health professionals to help in combating these problems.
He, therefore, urged the fellows to ensure that they had enough dentists in their respective countries and communities that most needed it.
In doing this, he said they must engaged in new partnership with their ministries of health, government, universities, and international collaborators, making research their core activity.
In addition, he encouraged them to also promote ethical practice and extend community outreach services, adding that they have been inducted to serve and further contribute to the development of the society.
The ICD is a leading honorary dental organisation dedicated to the recognition of professional achievements and meritorious service and the continual progression of the profession of dentistry for the benefit of all humankind.
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